Window shade, curtain, and drapery holder



April 24, 1934. v. HANK 1,956,504

WINDOW SHADE, CURTAIN, AND DRAPERY HOLDER Filed Aug. 22, 1933 ATTORN EYJuZ/zcr V'fz mzk Patented Apr. 24, 1934 1,956,504

STATES PATENT QFFICE WINDOW SHADE, CURTAIN, AND DRAPERY HOLDER Luther V.Hank, Arnold, Pa., assignor of onesixth to Minotti Giudice, one-sixth toSalvatore Tamburo, one-sixth to Domenico Verteramo, all of NewKensington, Pa., one-sixth to Antonio Saulle and one-sixth to SabatiusPatesta, both of Arnold, Pa.

Application August 22, 1933, Serial No; 686,281 1 Claim. (01. 156-24)The invention relates to a shade, curtain and The arm 11 of the bracketA is bent to provide drapery holder and more especially to a selfadepending yoke 13 constituting an open notch fastening bracket. 14 forthe trunnion 15 of a window shade roller The primary object of theinvention is the pro- 16, while the arm 11 of the bracket B is bent tovision of an article of this character, wherein the provide a dependingeye 1'7 for receiving the other 60 same is preferably formed'from a wirebent into trunnion 18 of said shade roller 16, as will be cleartherequired form or shape to serve as a shade, 1y apparent'in Figure 1 ofthe drawing. curtain and drapery holder, and one end of said The arm 11of each bracket A and B is bent outwire is pointed and threaded so thatit can be wardly and inwardly to provide an extension 19 1O fastened inplace upon a window frame, thereby having a perpendicular upturned post20 for the 65 eliminating the necessity for separate fastenersdetachable mounting thereon of a curtain rod 21, for the mounting of thearticle. as is shown in Figure 2 of the drawing.

Another object of the invention is the provision The extension 19 nextto the post 20 has joined of an article of this character, which issimple therewith a branch extension 22 at its outer side inconstruction, thoroughly reliable and eflicient and this branchextension is bent laterally at 23 7 0 in its purpose, strong, durable,readily and easily and then upwardly perpendicularly to form asupapplied and removed from a window frame,and plemental post 24 for thedetachable connection inexpensive to manufacture. therewith of a draperyrod 25.

With these and other objects in view, the in- In Figure 6 of the drawingthere is shown a vention consists in the features of construction,slight modification, wherein the bracket C, which 75 combination andarrangement of parts as will be is alike to either of the brackets A andB, has the hereinafter more fully described in detail, illusextension 26provided with an upstanding pertrated the accompanying drawing, whichdispendicular single post 27. closes the preferred embodiment of theinvention, In the mounting of the brackets A, B and C the and pointedout in the claim hereunto appended. pointed threaded end 12 is screwedinto place in 80 In the accompanying drawing: the window frame D, itbeing understood, of

Figure 1 is an elevation of a pair of brackets course, that a pair ofthe brackets are employed constructed in accordance with the inventionfor the mounting of the wind-ow shade roller 16 and in position for thehanging of a shade, drapery which is of standard type and the dependingloop 30 and a curtain. 7 10 will abut the said window frame to maintain85 Figure 2 is a top plan view showing one of the the bracket straightwith the arm 11 at right brackets fastened to the window frame, thelatter angles thereto, being in section, and by dotted lines isillustrated The curtain and drapery rods 21 and 25 are the shade androds for draperies and curtains, fastened in place on the bracket ashereinbefore Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the brackset forth.to

ets. What is claimed is:

Figure 4 is a perspective view thereof, A bracket of the characterdescribed formed Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing f om aSingle length of wire to prov de a Str the companion bracket for the onedisclosed in arm having a depend D and y Spaced Figure 4. from eachother, one end of the wire being pointed 95 Figure 6 is a perspectiveView of a slight modind t a ed p v d a fastening terminal, a fied form.laterally and inwardly bent extension on said Similar referencecharacters indicate correarm, means formed from the extension for thesponding parts throughout the several views in detachable fastening of adrapery or curtain rod the drawing. therewith, and a supplementalextension joined 1G0 Referring to the drawing in detail, A and B (195-with the first-named extension and having means ignate a pair ofbrackets, respectively, these being g ik conggction of a Second draperycurtain constructed in accordance with the invention and erewl each isformed from a wire length bent on itself to LUTHER HANK provide acontact loop 10 with an outwardly directed arm 11 at one side thereofand an inwardly directed pointed threaded fastening terminal 12 at theopposite side of said loop, this terminal 12 being adapted to be screwedinto the window 110 frame for the mounting of the bracket.

